Spring Forum
What is the State Assessed Property Spring Forum?
This forum is an opportunity for interested parties to discuss current market conditions, industry trends and developments, mergers and acquisitions, new projects, and other topics that may affect the Capitalization Rate Study.
We use this forum to foster discussion about the Capitalization Rate Study and the factors that affect the cost of capital in the utility, pipeline, and railroad industries. Common factors include:
- Current market conditions and industry trends
- Guideline company selections and recent mergers/acquisitions
- Cost of equity and equity risk premium
- Cost of debt
- Betas
- Growth rates
Who will be at the Spring Forum?
To encourage a wide variety of knowledgeable participants, we invite company representatives from each market segment, academic professionals, employees at the Minnesota Department of Commerce and Public Utilities Commission, appraisers, and assessors.
Feel free to share the invitation to anyone you think would benefit from attending or would like to participate.
Fall Forum
What is the State Assessed Property Fall Forum?
This forum is an opportunity for interested parties to discuss a variety of topics that impact the administration of railroad, utility, and pipeline property taxes.
We use this forum to discuss topics for our company and county customers and to foster discussion between each group.
Who will be at the Fall Forum?
We invite company representatives from the utility, pipeline, and railroad industries and the county assessors and auditors.
Feel free to forward the invitation to anyone you think would benefit from attending or would like to participate.